Tag: "diabetes"
Doctor-Patient Relationship: Honest About Drug Side Effects
Good communication is, I think, is the bedrock of a good doctor-patient relationship, especially when it comes to disclosing drug side effects… One thing that frustrates some doctors is when their patients do not take their advice. A major gripe can be the failure to take medications as prescribed. In a recent study published in [...]
Review Questions Cholesterol Guidelines For Diabetics
There have been news reports out recently in the UK regarding the ‘need’ for diabetics to manage their cholesterol levels properly. Calls of this nature have come from Baroness Barbara Young, chief executive of the charity Diabetes UK, the UK’s largest and most prominent diabetes charity. I read in a story on the BBC website [...]
Mass Medication – How The Great Statin Push Is Gaining Momentum
Recently, there have been calls for the statin-net to be widened to include all people over the age of 50, irrespective of their degree of risk of cardiovascular events such as heart attack and stroke. This idea was apparently supported by the findings of a study which was published online on 17 May in The [...]
More Evidence Revealing The Limited Effectiveness Of Statins
Statins are commonly recommended for individuals who have a ‘raised’ cholesterol level, irrespective of their overall risk of cardiovascular diseases such as heart disease or stroke. It’s useful to remember though that these drugs will not benefit the vast majority of people who take them; and in individuals with no history of cardiovascular disease they [...]
Lowering Your Cholesterol Doesn’t Guarantee Good Health Or A Longer Life
I get a steady stream of emails asking me about cholesterol reduction and which remedies are most effective here. The most recent enquiry concerned what is known as ‘red yeast rice.’ I emailed back saying I didn’t know very much about this agent or its effects on cholesterol. I explained that the impact red yeast [...]
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